Maggie O’Farrell: Hamnet
Don’t judge a book by its cover and don’t judge it by a film based on it, they say. Both is true for Maggie O’Farrell’s „Hamnet“ – but in different ways. Whereas the film –
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Exeunt – The very last Endeavour
It was obvious from the very beginning. „Endeavour“ has to reach its end just before John Thaw’s Detective Chief Inspector Morse takes over the role from Shaun Evans in the 1980s. But how all the
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Endeavour and how I fell for it
Yes, I wrote, I would love to watch and write a review. My inner self cringed and shouted fool at me. After all I just agreed in an email that I was willing to start
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It is Oxford on an apparently beautiful summer evening. But we are not about to meet Endeavour on his way to a classical concert. We are in the summer of 1932, where we meet Paul
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It is a strange thing about films that are quiet and offer no blockbuster mayhem of explosions or superhero ish behaviour (although they can be very good entertainment) but are thrilling and intriguing from the
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#ReadALetter – Letters Live –
Bamberg, Germany, 11th of April 2020 My dear beloved cinema, I never thought I’d ever write a letter to you. Why would I? I’m living literally just round the corner. In summer I can
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The fascination of reading a book
Books. There have always been books. At least for me. I can’t think of a time when books have not been important to me. The moment I could read and owned a card for my
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Philipp Röttgers: London and its genius loci
London isn’t just some city. She is a character in various films, novels and poems which wouldn’t be the same if they were not settled in Britain’s capital. The fascination that hits almost everyone who
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James Rhodes: Playlist
„Oh what a huge and interesting looking book“, the book seller at my local book shop said while handing „Playlist“ over. And she is right. James Rhodes‘ latest book is another journey into the (for
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Tom Mole: The Secret Life of Books
As a passionate reader you can’t imagine a world without books or even longer periods without reading a book. Strangely enough I still remember the time when I wasn’t able to read but was fascinated
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